Kiwi spies knew of Donald Trump's 'collusion' with Russia as it unfolded book [View all]

New Zealand spies knew about Donald Trump colluding with Russia in the lead-up to the extraordinary 2016 US election, an investigative journalist says.

Luke Harding is a Guardian journalist and author of Collusion, a new book exploring the US president's longstanding ties with Russia.

It was the evidence of European spy agencies and, according to one source, the Australians, that helped nudge an initially reticent FBI into investigating the Trump-Russia ties that continue to unfold.

Five Eyes intelligence partners, including the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau, were monitoring the meetings between Trump associates and "known and suspected" Russian agents in the year preceding the US election, Harding says.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/99411726/kiwi-spies-knew-of-trumps-collusion-with-russia-as-it-unfolded--guardian-journalist

5 eyes means US, Canada, UK, Australia etc can look at it